Yerti- A Language of the Yertian Empire

History

The Yertians (Yer-shans) were originally a group exiled from the mainland of Hafet. They were involved in several underworld activities. Eventually, they were rounded up, and to keep prisons from overflowing, they were exiled to an island that was recently found, but was thought to have nothing of value. The Yertians split into five groups on what is now called the isle of Yardin. Two of them eventually ended up with a high crime rate and a corrupt government. The other three were under a constitutional monarchy that was doing rather well. The two sections in ruin actually had the greatest amount of natural resources, so the three that were doing well eventually took it over. Other nearby and smaller islands were found, such as the Isle of Kade and the Isle of Kode. They were unpopulated, but eventually became provinces anyway. This continued until the Yertian Empire was formed. Their language was based upon the secret codes of their questionable past. Their empire used trade and their natural wealth in combination to become rather technologically advanced, and it still has some of the best schools of magic and technology today due to having copied methods and knowledge from almost every other nation in their world. They have a small military, but it is probably the best in the world due to their superior training and equipment. To this day, a large spy network exists that is said to be one of the most unstoppable and most efficient around, and it is under Yertian control. Needless to say, it is extremely well-off, and despite their seemingly aggressive nature, they have become, the Switzerland of their world.

Yerti Today

Yerti is taught in Yertian Schools in two forms. The original Yerti, and New Yerti. However, most people also end up learning Hafet

Note that the above is a fictional history.

Real Life Yerti

In real life, Yerti is a mix of Japanese and French with bits of other things added. It was created for several purposes. It was started as a a question, and a "let's give model language making a try" kind of attitude. The question was, what if you mixed Japanese and French. I got Yerti from this combination. It is based on some Japanese and French words and phonology with a hint of jibberish. While Japanese phonology prevails, some French Phonology is still used. A neologism/alphabet/writing system is in development, and has yet to be published. Know that there is no "silent e" in Yertian, and things like "kode" are said as "koh-day" and not like the English word "code".

The Basics

This is a seemingly-perpetual work-in-progress. It is by no means complete. This is slowly being updated to the latest revisions of New Yerti.

Wade----------I, me, we, us (wah-day)

Zade----------You (zah-day)

Kade----------she, her, day (kah-day)

Kode----------he, him, night (koh-day)

Sade----------it, this, that, they, them (sah-day)

Hade----------unknown thing or group(formerly scheme, plot, intrigue) (hah-day)

Due to the grammar structure, you will be forced to use nouns.

Verbs

First, you need to learn this conjugation system. Verbs in Yerti take one of 4 conjugations. Add nothing for present tense. Add "mu"(moo) for negative present tense. Add "o"(oh) for past tense. Add omu(oh-moo) for negative past tense. Now to simplify. Present tense would be "I am eating" or "I eat". In these sentences, the verb, "eat" is in present tense. In Yerti, both sentences would be written "Taman wade" (I eat, literally eat I)(You could also add a particle to the verb to signify further detail about the verb). The negative would be the same except, instead of "I am eating" or "I eat", it would be "I am not eating" or "I don't eat". This would be written "Tamanmu wade" in Yerti. Past tense would be "I was eating" or "I ate". This translates to "Tamano wade" in Yerti. Negative Past should be self-explanitory after reading that, so I will not bother to explain that. Now for memorization. Numbers signify the number of syllables in the word.

Sid-----------1 to do, make, activate, fire, create or prepare

Imars--------2 to run, walk, or operate

Shak*--------1 to attack, kill, destroy, or strike

Nen*---------1 to defend, block, or dodge

Han----------1 to speak, talk, or say

Yun----------1 to quiet, become quiet, or be quiet

Taman--------2 to eat or drink

Hikon*-------2 to hide or conceal

Ron----------1 to look or see

Fun----------1 to close or shut

Lad----------1 to pick up

Ladon--------2 to put down

Law----------1 to sway or lean (negative is to stand)

Sud----------1 to assemble, fuse, or put together

Panan--------2 to shout or yell (negative is to whisper)

Kup----------1 to bounce or jump

Gan----------1 to think

Eran---------2 to read or write

Terad--------2 to travel

Sum----------1 to build

Det----------1 to be

Asak---------2 to have

Setan--------2 to settle/colonize

Kustan-------2 to find

Kad----------1 to confuse; to mix

Wakar--------2 to understand

Honkan-------2 to decide

Mortim-------2 to die

* means that the action could be physically or mentally. Also know that there are a few words that may function either nouns or verbs depending on their placement.

Adverbs

im---------1 now

yet--------1 yesterday, then (past time)

soda-------2 tommorow (future time)

hi---------1 once (also means 1)

wo---------1 twice (also means 2)

san--------1 thrice (also means 3)

kat------2 four times (also means 4)

gosa-------2 five time (also means 5)

gros-------1 a lot

fen--------1 a little

sil--------1 quietly

for--------1 loudly

sidun------2 carefully

susen------2 weakly

fortan-----2 strongly

gray-------1 large/big in size or effect

pay--------1 small/little in size or effect

wet--------1 eastward manner (this and next three function as nouns as well

kot--------1 northward manner

bog--------1 westward manner

jon--------1 southward manner

atok-------2 in a manner that is physically or conceptually away from speaker's concept of "here"

yon--------1 well, in a good manner

mal--------1 badly, in a poor manner

seton------2 decided manner, well planned manner

prim-------1 in the manner of the first time

gen[ki]----1/2 [very/amazingly]healthy/happy

Odd parts of speech

Nona------2 no

Hawi------2 yes

Und-------1 and

Ur--------1 or

Maydem----2 but/yet

Grammar

Here is the order for a sentence.

1. Verb (required)

2. Subject (required)

3. Direct Object or adjective/adverb when using "to be" (required when possible)

4. Indirect Object (optional) 5. Adverb (optional) 6. Possible conjunction (und, ur, maydem) and another sentence

The lexicon was about forty words in the first revision. In it's second revision, it is just over one hundred.